Lizzie’s accident with the dumb waiter at The Central

On June 15, 1892, roughly seven weeks before the Borden Murders, Lizzie was helping with the dishes after a social function at church in one of the front parlors. The dumb waiter which went to the kitchens was loaded with dishes and somehow the pulley to lower it slipped and the entire unit came crashing down across Lizzie’s wrists and forearms. The pain must have been excruciating but Lizzie remained calm. It was first thought that her arms were broken but later found to be only badly bruised. Here are several articles which give more detail about the incident. Naturally one wonders if the injury might have prohibited the use of her arms on August 4th in any kind of a violent attack on Abby and Andrew Borden.